Author: Ron Westfall

October 13, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

ServiceNow Industry Analyst Event: Rome Release Readies Now Platform to Power Hybrid Work Transformation

At its Industry Analyst event, ServiceNow emphasized how the recent Now Platform Rome release provides the vast array of innovations needed to enable organizations to meet the workforce and workflow challenges of the hybrid work era. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the ServiceNow Now Platform is ready to power evolving business models, improve employee satisfaction, advance organization-wide automation, and scale application development, providing key differentiation for ServiceNow against formidable rivals.

Digital Transformation

October 12, 2021

Ron Westfall

The 5G Factor

The 5G Factor: Future of Cloud Gaming, Vodafone’s NB-IoT Deal, IBM Deals With Telefonica and DISH, Nokia’s Silicon Moves – Futurum Tech Webcast

In this latest episode of Futurum’s The 5G Factor webcast series, analysts Shelly Kramer and Ron Westfall cover the latest news and trends in the 5G ecosystem. This week’s episode includes coverage of Ericsson’s move to power 5G cloud gaming, Vodafone’s NB-IoT deal, IBM’s Global Business Services unit’s deals with Telefonica and DISH, and Nokia’s move to thwart DDoS attacks at the silicon level.

5G, Cloud, Communications Networks, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

October 11, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Hansen Technologies: Powering the Next Age of Digital Experience

Hansen’s Create-Deliver-Engage (CDE) suite is a set of software applications that aims to fulfill operator digital transformation objectives through tailored applications that are delivered through the Hansen Cloud. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Hansen’s CDE proposition provides the catalog-driven portfolio range and flexibility across the converged billing, CPQ, order management, and provisioning product domains to assure suite-wide innovation and first-tier influence in driving CSP digital transformation.

5G, Digital Transformation

October 7, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

NEC and Netcracker Join Forces with ADVA and Juniper to Boost 5G xHaul Transport Automation

NEC and Netcracker unveiled an integrated multi-vendor solution with ADVA and Juniper that targets packet optical automation and the streamlining of 5G transport. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the alliance bolsters NEC’s strong hand as lead integrator for Open RAN projects across broader Open 5G network builds, enhances Netcrackers’ Network Domain Orchestration credentials, and augments the 5G ecosystem prospects of ADVA and Juniper.

5G, Automation, Communications Networks

October 1, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Mavenir Adds ngOSS to Strengthen MAVscale and Open 5G Arsenal

Mavenir introduces its ngOSS offering as a new addition to its MAVscale platform, blending AI, analytics, automation, and orchestration key to advancing 5G capabilities through intelligent network operations. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Mavenir’s ngOSS bolsters its MAVscale platform and overall open 5G proposition by countering rival OSS offerings and augmenting the company’s open RAN messaging providing the foundation to make long-term competitive waves across the 5G ecosystem.

5G, Communications Networks

September 29, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

HPE GreenLake Meets Growing Ecosystem Demand for Cloud Data Protection and Unified Analytics

HPE introduces new cloud services, such as HPE GreenLake for analytics and HPE GreenLake for data protection, to augment the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why the new cloud service offerings strengthen HPE GreenLake’s competitive position across the hybrid cloud and public cloud market segments as well as heightens ecosystem awareness of the HPE Edge-to-Cloud Adoption Framework that is designed specifically to de-risk organization cloud journeys.

Cloud, Data Analytics, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations

September 28, 2021

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Oracle Exadata X9M Shellacs AWS and Azure with Latency, Throughput, and Cost Breakthroughs

Oracle launches Exadata Cloud@Customer X9M swiftly providing the OLTP I/O latency and analytics throughput advantages that vastly eclipse both the public cloud AWS RDS and Azure SQL offerings. Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines why Exadata Cloud@Customer X9M shellacs the public cloud AWS and Azure offerings, let alone any on-premises options, across key latency, IOPS, throughput, and cost metrics that give Oracle a virtually insurmountable competitive edge.